The 8 Best-Selling WiFi Smart Thermostats (according to our readers)

The 8 Best-Selling WiFi Smart Thermostats (according to our readers)

Over the last few weeks we’ve been updating our reviews and comparison charts with the best selling* thermostats among Smart Thermostat Guide visitors.

Unsurprisingly, the very popular ecobee3 (our review) dominates this list in both its 1-sensor and 3-sensor pack versions, but the much older Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat (our review) puts up a good fight, along with several other budget-friendly and feature-heavy Honeywell offerings. Honeywell’s newest smart thermostat, the Lyric, doesn’t even show up in this top 8 list – not surprising, considering the Lyric’s post-launch struggles and rather negative reviews.

Somewhat surprising, though, is the sheer number of thermostats in this list that don’t look at first glance like a “smart” thermostat – they may lack a color touch screen or use a humble grey/white body design, even though many are WiFi-enabled. Honeywell excels in this category, adding WiFi to its well-regarded programmable thermostat designs while holding back on the extra bells and whistles.

Below are the top 8 best-selling smart thermostats according to STG.com visitors.

As an owner of the first the Ecobee Smart SI thermostats, and now an Ecobee 3, I can definitely say I am extremely happy with my choice. The ability of the ecobee 3 to be able to measure the temperature in multiple rooms is a killer feature that pretty much makes all of the other thermostats obsolete. My office with two hot running computers has never felt better.

I got my Ecobee 3 about a month ago. Averaging temperatures between the sensors has really helped the comfort in my bedrooms. I also really like all the data Ecobee makes available to me on their website.

I bought the ecobee3 mainly for the remote access, smart humidifier control, and the remote sensors.

I love that I can control my thermostat from anywhere and easily change the schedule (including adding a scheduled vacation) from my phone. I also like the remote sensor, so I can make sure the temperature is correct where I want it (e.g. a bedroom), not just based on the location of the thermostat (the hallway).

3) Monitor the outdoor conditions (temperature and humidity) and raise/lower your thermostat’s settings accordingly according to certain thresholds (ex. increase the target heatpoint when it’s colder than -15C/10F or when the humidity is above 85%)

4) Control of your lighting/door locks

5) Security And Safety workflows: if a smoke detectors triggers, unlock the doors, turn on the lights (at night or flash them during the day), turn off the thermostat & alarm system. Do the opposite (if needed) when it’s clear.

And so on…Your imagination can do the rest. The possibilities are (almost) endless.

I own one, considered the NEST and Honeywell. Very pleased with the Eccobee3 after three months of ownership. I don’t believe they are finished improving this product and am looking forward to how they improve on an already excellent product.

Unlike other smart thermostats that aren’t smart enough to really keep you comfortable, the ecobee3 with remote sensors actually provides the information and the control needed to truly customize comfort at the individual level.

Recently moved in to a new house and wanted to start with one of these wi-fi enabled smart thermostats. After a couple weeks of research and reading we chose the Ecobee3 over Nest and Lyric. Lyric was never really in the running based on reviews and problems it was having, so it came down to Next and Ecobee3. In the end that was an easy decision as well. For basically the same price the Ecobee gives you the ability to monitor other rooms and add them into the settings instead of a single location with Nest. Ecobee also provides detailed videos for installs and settings so I knew in advance this would be easy to install and set up. Extremely happy with the Ecobee3!!

I’ve been an ecobee user since practically day one when they were the only real player in the WiFi smart thermostat game. I’ve seen both the company and products evolve to the industry leader that they are today. No other manufacturer has the experience that ecobee does in this market, and it shows. Sure, over the years, I’ve looked at the other products on the market, just like anybody looks at what’s available in the new car market from time to time, but the features, reliability and continuous refinement of a rock solid platform are what keep me as an ecobee customer.

Ecobee3 is great, the customization alone is awesome! The cherry on top is the fact you get a room sensor to boot. NEST wants you to drop another $300 on a third party provider. More bang for your buck, and a more comfortable home with Ecobee3.

I looked high and low for the right Smart Thermostat and the Ecobee3 was the smart man’s thermostat while the Nest was the everymans’ thermostat. I mean no insult but the Nest was made to sell in large quantities and with major financial backing. The Ecobee3 is much more well thought out, intuitive, and overall a better choice for the same money.

Why haven’t you posted my review from March 2nd? I thought it might just have been in a backlog of comments awaiting moderation, but I see a comment from March 5th that managed to make it through. Are you cherry-picking the comments you want to publish?

I must agree with the comments about the sensors for the ecobee3. My main thermostat is in a colder area of the house that it controls. The rooms are usually 3-5 degrees F warmer in the winter. With the Ecobee 3, I can exclude the temp reading on the main thermostat and just use the remote sensors in those room to calculate the proper temp. That is a really nice thing!

I have owned Nest, Lyric and now ecobee. The ecobee is the winner for our family hands down! With full disclosure of the logic in the web app and the remote sensors, you can fine-tune the stat settings to achieve the most energy efficiency without sacrificing comfort.

We did a lot of research before choosing Ecobee3 to replace our programmable Honeywell. The main reason we decided to use a smart thermostat was to shut down the heat pump (outdoors) when it was just too cold for it to be of any use in providing heat and to allow just the auxiliary heat to run. After many super cold nights in the east coast this winter, it just doesn’t make sense to have both units running and wasting electricity. In fact, our condenser grounded out and we had to replace it. The HVAC company said it was very expensive to install a switching sensor system. Ah! Ecobee3 to the rescue: just set your outdoor temp to the minimum before it shuts down and then the aux heat will kick in. We also love all the other wonderful features of it as well like “smart recovery” and “smart away”.

I had purchased the Nest originally until i heard about all the features of the Ecobee, the fact that you can have remote sensors where you want them is a plus for me. It keeps track of humidity, can control accessories. tell me the current temp outside, inside. And also can keep track of all its activity through the website. pretty awesome gadget.

So glad that I waited to see all of the reviews, and didn’t just jump on the Nest bandwagon. Ecobee3 blows away the nest in so many ways! Most importantly, I really appreciate the control over my own schedule, as well as its ability to smartly override the schedule if no one is home (or if we come home early.)

I had the Honeywell non-wifi option and it’s a really good non-connected thermostat. But, when I decided to connect/automate my thermostat (after having done so with lights, locks, garage door openers, motion sensors, etc.), I went with ecobee3. I’m incredibly happy with that decision.

Our family doesn’t really have too regular of a schedule to be ‘learned.’ My wife works at home in addition to taking the kids to and from school / preschool on certain, but not all, days of the week. Also, we had pockets of the house that were hot / cold relative to other areas in the same zone (and not correctable with dampers). So, while I was originally interested in the nest, after some research, I determined it was not for us and waited for the next best thing.

So, for us, we really like the ability to set the general schedule by time of day and have our Ecobee3 adapt Home/Away settings based on when we are actually there or actually gone using the remote sensors which pick up movement throughout the house and not just in the 2 locations where the thermostats happen to be. Moreover, the remote sensors really help ensure where we are at any given time is the most comfortable place in the house at the setting we intended for that time of day! Can’t be happier with our Ecobee3.

I bought a first gen Nest early on and really appreciated the industrial design. But when I moved, I realized it just couldn’t handle the new space across three floors. I researched my options and found ecobee3. Three remote sensors cut my energy bill in half this winter (over the prior year), which exceeded my wildest expectations. So happy I went a little out on the limb… (I preordered the ecobee3. Never imagined I would preorder a thermostat, but so glad I did.)

Ecobee3 is perfect. Very easy to self install, flexible and fun. I manage both of my systems with the mobile application. The kids love the ability to see the current weather and the forecast from the thermostat.

I like the ecobee3 and appreciate that no longer is my house limited to the temperature that it is within a few feet of the thermostat. The bedrooms upstairs are no longer 10degrees warmer than comfortable when we are there. The whole house feels a more uniform temperature with the furnace fan kicking on a few times an hour to mix the air from various spots in the house.

After a lot of research between the “other one” and then seeing the advantages it had over this one, I gave it a go. So far I have been extremely impressed! The setup and configuration couldn’t be simpler and the interface is easy on the eyes. It’s handsome display helps you find everything you need and gives information within the context of what you’re changing to know what you’re actually changing. So far, we’ve set it up for our Spring to Summer months here in Florida and have already seen the savings.

My favorite feature so far is being able to run the fan at certain intervals to allow for recirculating the existing cool/warm air in the home. This cuts down on using the compressor or furnace all the time. I also enjoy the AC Overcool function to eliminate humidity in the home whenever it detects it at a higher percentage than my preferred value.

The sensors are what sold me. I love being able to use them to my advantage by having them calculate an average overall temperature in the home, but also giving me the option to use them as I enter the room and make it comfortable if I choose while I’m in there.

IFTTT integration has been a fun option as of late. I’ve been able to tie it to my alarm system so when I activate or deactivate my alarm, the thermostat will be in Home or Away status, respectively.

The ultimate part of the thermostat is its endless configuration and the incredible work they are doing on the HomeIQ page. This particular website login page allows you to fully see in many ways how your thermostat is functioning against the desired temperatures, outdoor temperatures, scheduled temperatures, and humidity. They have recently upgraded it to give more data and feedback on how your utilization compares to others. Along the same lines, the app on the phone mirrors that of the actual thermostat is awesome in changing settings on-the-fly.

This was probably the best investment we made in our already energy efficient home. I just wanted to turn it up a notch and save more money during our relatively bad months of high heat and humidity. In fact, if we can save the compressor from turning on constantly we may actually also save the life of it in the years to come. Better for the environment, better for our wallets, better for those of us in the BeeHive.

I own an ecobee3, and have been extremely impressed with not only the product itself, but with the entire ecobee organization. They have reached out to me for feedback and seem to genuinely appreciate my opinions. Count me as a new lifelong customer.

I narrowed my search down to Ecobee, Nest, and Honeywell. On paper, they all looked good. I decided to test the customer support of all three with a question about compatibility with my existing system.

It wasn’t even close. Ecobee responded fast, friendly, and with helpful information. One of the above never even responded. Everyone is happy when all is well. I needed to know I would still be happy if any problems arose.

I researched smart thermostats for weeks before choosing the Ecobee 3. I was leaning heavily towards the Nest until some relatively deep digging started to point out it’s shortcomings and flaws. While the Ecobee 3 isn’t perfect by any means, it is well supported, updated regularly incorporating user feedback and has an awesome community to share ideas and learn from.

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